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dc.contributor.authorBurgess, John
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, William
dc.contributor.authorPreston, Alison
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:59:46Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:59:46Z
dc.date.created2009-03-05T00:54:34Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.citationBurgess, John and Mitchell, William and Preston, Alison. 2003. The Australian labour market in 2002. Journal of Industrial Relations. 45 (2): pp. 125-150.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27557
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1472-9296.00077
dc.description.abstract

The Australian labour market continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of weaknesses in the international economy and domestic economy. The US economy remains in the doldrums and Japan still remains in recession. Locally, a severe drought has wiped at least one per cent off projected GDP growth. Yet, for the 10th successive year, jobs growth remains strong in Australia. Despite this record, employers and the Federal government continue to call for further reforms in order to ‘free’ up the labour market. With the profits share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at historic highs and trade union density at historic lows, the arguments are distinctly hollow. Indeed, there remains a considerable unfinished reform agenda for the Australian labour market. A decade of strong jobs growth has made only modest inroads into labour under-utilisation, it has seen unfettered working time developments, and important issues remain of equality and access to entitlements that confront many women workers.

dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd.
dc.titleThe Australian labour market in 2002
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume45
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage125
dcterms.source.endPage150
dcterms.source.issn00221856
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Industrial Relations
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The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 45, No. 2, June 2003, by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. Copyright © 2003 by IRSA

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curtin.facultyCurtin Business School
curtin.facultyGraduate School of Business


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